Collapsible storage pouch



Jan. 12, 1965 v. v. BURNS COLLAPSIBLE STORAGE POUCH Filed Dec. 27, 1962 INVENTOR. VERN V. BURNS ATTORNEYS 3,165,247 COLLAPSIBLE STORAGE POUCH Vern V. Burns, P.0. Box 6, Salina, Utah Filed Dec. 27, 1962, Ser. No. 247,744 3 Claims. (ill. 22429) This invention relates to pouches or bags for article Storage and is particularly concerned with providing a device of this kind for quickly and easily converting normally wasted space behind seats of vehicles into a handy and useful storage area.

Many vehicles, particularly trucks, have a cab in which i the operator sits on a seat that is adjustable forwardly and backwardly to facilitate positioning of the driver' most comfortably and in which the back of the seat is rotatable about a base pivot to a forward position to provide access to areas behind the seat. c o mmodate rearward movement of the seat, as well as the usual rearward slant of the back of the seat,.it is necessary that some space he provided behind the seat. Such space is widest near the floor of the vehicle and narrows intapered manner as itextends upwardlyto the seat top. Thisis due to theslantof the back of the seat. In some instances, the wide space near the floor is utilized for placement of a gas tank or some other structural component of the truck, but, invariably, the narrower upper space is wasted or is stuffed inhaphazard manner with such miscellaneous items ascan be made to fit.

Even though such items as fishing tackle, rifles, maps, and similar equipment that should be kept. substantially dust free are often stufled into this narrow space, they are exposedtto dust and dirt and .can slip down into undesirable and relatively inaccessible locations.

' Therefore, it is a primary object. of this invention'to provide a collapsible. storage pouch or pocket that can be positioned and supported in this narrow and formerly wasted space and will furnish a neat, handy, easily accessible, andprotective storagefacility for miscellaneous items of. various configurations. 1 V

Other objects are to provide sucha storage pouch whose interior becomes exposedto almost immediate and complete visual inspection and presents the contents for quick selection and removahwhen the pouch is In order to ac- I piece construction not only reduces tion, other more specific objects and features will be come apparent.

In the drawing:

FIG. 1 is an isometric view of a pouch conforming to the invention mounted in the cab of a truck, which is shown only fr'agmentarily, the back of the seat being in normal upright position;

FIG. 2, a similar view with the seat back swung forwardly and the pouch opened into substantially taut,

troughed-tray formation;

FIG. 3, an isometric view of the open pouch shown per se; and I e a FIG. 4, a transverse vertical section taken on the line 4-4 of FIG. 3. I I v Referring to the drawing: l.

In the illustrated preferred construction, the pouch '10 i is shown inFIGS. l and 2 as mounted between the back 11 ofthe seat 12 of a truck cab 13 and the rear wall 13a of such cab, at theupper rear of the seat-back 11. The pouch, shown best in FIG. 3, is constructed of strong and flexible sheet material, as for example, canvas. This material has been found very suitable because of its flexibility, strength, durability, and relatively low cost;

Front and rear walls Hand 15 are preferably formed of a single piece of, material, as shown, the lengthand widthof which are determined by the dimensions of the space in which the pouch is. to be used. A piece fifty-' four by twenty-six inches will give an overall length to the completed pouch of fifty-three inches, and, for most pick up trucks, has been found very satisfactory. This single costs, but provides a pouch of maximum strength. n

- In constructing the pouch, the top margin of each wall is preferably turned back and sewed in place to provide wide double hems wand 17. Theseghems'provide the strength required for anchoring fasteners used to support the pouch in its allotted position between the rear wall of v the cab and the confronting rear of the back of the seat, as will appear hereinafter.

End pieces 18 and 19 vare preferably cut separately in such manner that,v after being sewn to the ends of the opened;.one thatopens automatically upon swinging the back of the vehicle seat forwardly over the seat and is held in opened position by the forwardly-swung seat back; one thatcan be economically produced from a minimum number of parts, withoutsacrificing any desired strength; and one that will be stiif enoughat the bottom to retain its article-supporting shape longitudinally of 'thepouch. 3 H.) To achieve these objects, thestorage pouch of the in vention is made of strong and flexible sheet material, such I,

as canvas, in the form of a V-shaped, elongate, relatively shallowtrough and is provided with means to quickly and easily attach it between the cab of a truck and the rear of the adjacent seat back. As so constructed, the pouch is opened and the sheet material stretched substantially taut to afford easy visual inspection and access to its contents when the seat back is swung forwardly over the seat.

A longitudinal partition is advantageously 'provided in the trough, and individual pocketsare preferably formed won the rear walls These do not interfere with satisfactory opening and closing of the pouch. The pockets and the longitudinal compartments formed by the divider increase the types 0f: articles that'rnaynconveniently be carried, and, hence, thep'over 'all. utilityof the pouch.-

i There is shown in the accompanying drawihga specific embodiment of thein'vention representing;what; is presf'ently regardedas the bestmode of carrying out'the ge- From the detailedde scription of this presently preferredform of the inven neric concepts in actual practice.

front and'rear walls they form respective inverted isos celes triangles. As ilustrated, it is preferredthat the sides of such triangular end walls conform in length. to-the -front and rear walls between the marginal hems 16 and 17. The size of the apex angles, and the length of the triangle bases are determined by the size opening desired for thepouch.

The side margins of the triangular end pieces aresewed to the" end margins oflthe walls 'to form. a V-shaped trough To increase, the overall: strength ofithe pouch,

the margins of .the bases of the respective triangular end pieces are turned back and sewed toform doublehems 2%, the top edges of-which will extend between the bottoms of hems 16 and'17 of the front andrear walls.

' The pouch is advantageously divided longitudinally of its length by a partition wall 21-andis also advantageously provided with a pocket facing 22 forming, with the inner face of the rear wall, a series of pockets 22a. These are conveniently and economically formed from a single rectangular piece of the same material as and of the same Q length as the piece from which the walls are formed. The longitudinal margins of this piece are hemmed as at 23 and 24 and are sewed to the piece forming the outer walls such: thatthe top of hem 23 extends between the bottoms Y of hems 2410f the triangular side pieces, at their center,

Q g the ends of the divider section being sewed to the .end j ieces as at 25. The peak formed by-the divider or partimftion wall 21 andby the pocket facing -22.is sewed ;t'o=the peak formed by the front andrear walls ld and 15,:as at I126: This 'constructionfserve's to longitudinally stiffen, and

thereby to maintain the shape of the pouch.

' dividual pocketis'lformed between 1Th Pa e .ifaq nsl ssvdsa..i W a. a its ends 29, and atintervals 30 therealong, to provide pockets of desired sizes.

pr a lv en i ned: t a men mean a s a ed app arent however, that other means to hold the rear wall fixed could be provided.

Becauseitis desirable to haveone wall of the pouch attachment'means of'the front Wall conveniently comprise spring-clips 32 pivotally fixedto the hem 1 6 of such front Wall by loops33, which pass through holes in thebasesof the respective clips. The loops 3.: are made j of extra strong material, such as leather, and are connected to securing means;

the hern 'o'f the front wall I l-by rivetsgor other' strong In use, 'th rear wall 1510f the pouch is-se curedito the vehiclebody in 'themanner described and the spring clips 32 are attached to ther ear of theiseat back, as shown in 7' FIGS. I'and ZLfTheSe' spring-clipsrnay, for exanipl, be

co nnectedto a trans'verse spring rod'3 4 7 I As the seat is swung forwardly from its norrnal seating to the rear wall atboth u al. rm th teqf itsh forms may be produced in accordance with the teachings hereof, by those skilled in; the art, without 7 departing from the generic concept of the following claims.

I claim: 7 I 1 1. In combination, arrc'ollapsible storage pouch and a vehicle having a passenger cab and seat in the'cab with a forwardly swingable back, said pouch comprising front and rear walls made of a single pieceof flexible sheet mat rial and forming a V-shaped trough, the upper margin of said. r'e ar wall being fixed to said-vehicle cab and the upper margin of said {front wall being reino'vably fixed g to therearo'f the'said seat back; inverted,jtriangi lar end detachable from the vehicle to allow'easy, cleaning,,the

.anda facing of flexible sheet materialfixed itosaid rear wall at its ends and at intervals along its; length to form a' series 0t iarticlefreceiving pockets'saidpartition wall position of-FIG. {to the position of FIG. 2, the pouchiis automaticallyopenedand presents a widely troughed', tray like finterior for e'as'y aceess Largeite'rns, such as rifles; axes,- and fishing tackle, are placed in the longitudinal compartments formed between the divider or partition wall and saidfacingr being formed. of a single piece of flexible sheet :rnaterial having a line of f oldiex'tending along and fixed to the bottorn of said 'V-shaped trough formed' by saidffr'ont'and rear walls. j V V j p 12 A collapsiblejelongate, storage 'p'ouch,f comprising unitary, elongate .frontfand rear 'walls of flexible sheet material; end "pieces substantially' in the shape of inverted isoscelestriangles and made'of flexible sheetmate riahthe sides-of said end'pieces being'connected'to the ends of said walls to form a 'v-shaped troughyja series offastehin g 2 am the front wall Men the one handfand'between s'uch' divider or partition wall and the pocketfacin'g 2 2 on the other hand, whereassmaller items, such asrecord books, maps etc, are most conveniently 'keptin the in! the pocket facing'and the rear wall 15 .of the pouch.

pouch will closeto a greatex'tent and also} because rnost of the dust corningup through the vehicle'floorboards. is I obstructed from going up, over, and into the pouch by the position of the omntearn-rhm;the dust-collects on the V outside bottom'of th'e' p'ouch oriaills' back'tothe vehicle made of canvas or other washable material, it is a simple r'natter torele'aseboth wallsfrom their supports and remove thefpou'ch :for washing purposes.

Whereas this invention is herein illustrated and described withreference to a certain presentlypreferred ,50 easily'brush'ed cleanf Additionally, when the pouchv is j 2,50%842 a a HUGO o. sCHULz, Primar Examiner; IMORRISTEMIN, Examirjzlera means extending along the upper margin of each of Said front and rear.walls, foriattaching the pouch along the seat backand the back cahLWaII of a pick np truckin position to be automatically openedwhen the seat back is pivoted forwardly; fa facing of flexible sheet material providedfor the rearwallj interiorly of thefpouch and seamed thereto to provide 'a series of article-receiving pockets; a' central partition wall of flexible sheet material g substantially-bisecting*the bases of said triaq 1i .fi ed. Theitenis carried in the ouch' are maintained substant'ially dust-free; because, as the seat is" swung to the position of FIG. 1 from its open pOsitiOno f'FIGQZLthe l to theend'pieces; and seamed to theffrontiand.i'e'ar1wall at the' bottoni of the trough to. form a longitudinal'stifiener v formed of asingle piece of' flexiblersheetinaterial; e

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1. IN COMBINATION, A COLLAPSIBLE STORAGE POUCH AND A VEHICLE HAVING A PASSENGER CAB AND SEAT IN THE CAB WITH A FORWARDLY SWINGABLE BACK, SAID POUCH COMPRISING FRONT AND REAR WALLS MADE OF A SINGLE PIECE OF FLEXIBLE SHEET MATERIAL AND FORMING A V-SHAPED TROUGH, THE UPPER MARGIN OF SAID REAR WALL BEING FIXED TO SAID VEHICLE CAB AND THE UPPER MARGIN OF SAID FRONT WALL BEING REMOVABLY FIXED TO THE REAR OF THE SAID SEAT BACK; INVERTED, TRIANGULAR END PIECES OF FLEXIBLE SHEET MATERIAL AT EACH END OF SAID TROUGH; A PARTITION WALL EXTENDING THE LENGTH OF THE TROUHG AND BEING FIXED TO AND SUBSTANTIALLY BISECTING SAID END PIECES; AND A FACING OF FLEXIBLE SHEET MATERIAL FIXED TO SAID REAR WALL AT ITS ENDS AND AT INTERVALS ALONG ITS LENGTH TO FORM A SERIES OF ARTICLE-RECEIVING POCKETS, SAID PARTITION WALL AND SAID FACING BEING FORMED OF A SINGLE PIECES OF FLEXIBLE SHEET MATERIAL HAVING A LINE OF FOLD EXTENDING ALONG AND FIXED TO THE BOTTOM OF SAID V-SHAPED TROUGH FORMED BY SAID FRONT AND REAR WALLS. 